Yanukovych and other dictators on the Run (Photos)

Viktor Yanukovych

In November, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych (here on a visit to China) looked unassailable. He'd just rejected a trade agreement that would have moved the country closer to Europe in order to turn towards Big Brother Russia, which rewarded him with promises of financial aid for his shaky economy. Fast-forward to February, when violence between the EuroMaidan protesters and police reached a bloody denouement with the shooting of activists in downtown Kiev and Yanukovych's hurried flight to Crimea. He left behind a mansion full of golden toilets and half-burnt documents detailing his alleged corruption. As of press time, the ex-president remains on the lam, with parliamentarians promising to refer him for trial at The Hague. (Feng Li/Getty Images)